Attachment for holding pictures against pocket mirrors



Dec. 16, 1930. B, c, MELTON 1,784,970

ATTACHMENT FOR HOLDING PICTURES AGAINST POCKET MIRRORS Filed March 4, 1927 A'ITORN EY invention resides in certain no vel construc- Patentecl Dec. 16, 1930 y inseam BERT CLARKE MELTON,

or LONDON, ENGLAND' ATTACHMENT FORHOLDING PICTURES AGAINsT POCKET masons y Application filed March 4,

.printed directly thereon and cannot be removed and replaced whendesired.

Another obj ect of the invention is the pro vision of a quick and inexpensive means for applying a pocket to the back of a pocket mirror and Which may be accomplished by a person unskilled in the art. f f

With these and other objects in view, the

tion and combination and arrangement of 1" parts, the essential features of Which are` hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective'view of my improved poclret mirror.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View therethrough.

Figure 3 is a collective perspective view of the several parts ina separated condition.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective vievv of a modified form of picture mounting. l

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates a pocket mirror which in the present instance v has been shown as round in configuration, but which may be oval, rectangular or of any other shape, if desired Without departing from the spirit of my invention. The mirror comprises a back 11 constructed of celluloid or other similar yieldable material and in which the usual mirror glass 12 is mounted.

A picture or photograph 13 is trimmed to a size corresponding to the diameter of the mirror and has its back placed against the 1927'.4 sria1 No. 172,895.

back llof the mirror. transparent panel in .the nature of. a sheet ofisinglass 14 fits Aagainst the front face of the picture 13 to protect the same,and theisinglass is held thereagainstby a ringmember15l which is substantially L-shape in cross section to providej a `straight Vflange v16A to "frictionally fengage the peripheral edge of the mirror and a curved flange 17V at right angle thereto for engagement 'With the isinglass to retain the same against the picture. The flange 16 is formed with an inturned free edge engaging the face edge of the mirror. rlhe ring lits tight over the peripheral edge of the mirror f A and by having the mirror back 11 constructed ofcelluloid, the same Will slightly yield as the ring is slipped thereover to produce a tight tting.

From the foregoing description, it Will be appreciated that the mirror may be purchased Without la picture mounted therein, r and a person may remove the ring and in sert his or her `favorite picture. Should it be desired to replace the photograph or pici ture for a different one, theV same may be easily accomplished by merely removing Ythe ring from the mirror and substituting a new picture for the'old one.

In some instances, the backs of the mirror are convened orl dome shape but this does not affect the picture mounting'as the pic ture is flexible as Well as the isinglass, and Will flex to conform to the curvature of the mirror back. If desired, a curved glass l' .Crystal couldV be provided instead of the isinglass but in view of the fragile nature of the glass,.I prefer to use'isinglass.,

In Figure 4 of the drawing, I have shown a slightly modified form of my invention for accommodating pictures of a sizeV smaller in diameter than the diameter ofthe mirror.

In such cases, I provide a mat 18 of a size to fit' the back of the mirror and Which mat is provided with a central Window 19. The

in the preferred form.

This method of applying photographs to i vmirror backs is less expensive than the process now employed, and has a marked ad- VVantage over the present method, as the picture may be changed when desired. Furthermore, the metal ring 15 imparts a nea-t and finished appearance to the mirror..

What' is claimed as new is 2- In combina-tion with a'popketylnirrorhaving al1-back,- and la `yielda-ble `flange Y disposed at right angles to said back, a sheet Voi transparent material, said material andisaid. back.

adapted to embrace` a picture therebetween,

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the face of the picture being `against 1 the transparent'material, a ring having a rigid ange releasably engaging Asaid-j,yielda'lzrle flange, and another ange integral With Vsaid -rigdflange and dispos-edatrightl angles to thelatter Jfor v,gripping 'the outer fmarginal portion Yof the transparent material together With a picture. v

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